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finialy going to get back on this pump.it has been on the back burner for a couple of years. pump is a 1953 bennett model no 766. all i need for it is the glass.(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/gas_pump_002.jpg)

Webers or Vic's has the glass, ad glass, and trim, heck, prollly everything you need  to finish it

i got their catalogs and will be ordering some glass and trin in a couple of weeks .i need to do a little more body work and getting the doors to shut good before i paint it.

I love old gas pumps! Just like I love old soda machines!

I like the caster. I bet it makes working on the gas pump much easier.

i bought 2 of them at a yard sale for $1 each and they are handy.

I wouldnt buy the glass for what the repo companies are selling it for. I went to Lowes and bought all the glass for this Gilbarco pump I just restored for under $10.00. I made my ad glass because it wasnt available aftermarket to Lion


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Joey

did you cut it or did they cut it for you. i have not tried to round any corners on flat glass.i guess i could practice with my small die grinder on some scrap.

Pretty sure that Bennet pump has curved glass though , tough to buy at Home Depot.. best bet is Gas pump heaven.

the 766 is straight galss. I took the measurements form a catalog, went to local hadware store and had it cut

Looks Good Joey... nice pump and light :happydrinkers:

My friend Chuck has got a cool old Shell Gas Can ebay right now. It would go great beside that pump. He also has some soda machines as well. Here is link to the gas can.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SHELL-OIL-GAS-CAN-VINTAGE-5-GAL-/150509547133?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230b116e7d

Yep, your right, I didn't know the model of it,, most of the bennetts like the 966 1066 and 956 have curved glass.  Then for sure you can get your own cut, and I don't even think it needs to have the corners rounded as it has that special gasket for it to sit in,Kinda like a MS80 pump.
Here is a SHell pump I recently did.. it was a Tok 300.

i liked the coke machine.wish it had a cord on it to see what it would do. i have a 70's choise vend pepsi machine about like the one he has for sale.mine is not getting power to the vend buttons and i have not had time to work on it.

just thought i would ask if their are any gas pump forums out there.i may need help on how to put some of it back together. i cannot tell how to mount the part will the dials and numbers on it because it has beem gutted. i liiked today and did not see anything to bolt it to.i may have to make something

www.oldgas.com

Also http://www.bigcheesepetro.com

Personally, I find  Cheese's forum to be more newbie friendly. your experience may vary. Both forums have  a wealth of  experience

There should be  framing  just about  where the ad glass sits the computer (dials and numbers) sits on.  It's been a while, but I think it's held by  4 bolts.

I plan to get my 766 out of storage in a few weeks I can take pictures, Found it's easier moving it in and out of a basement  with the body  panels removed, and the computer pulled.

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making some mounts because it had none.

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